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ister represented by noninteracting many-body (multi- theinteractionmatrixelementsU becomecomparableto
qubit) states of ideal qubits. A simple estimate [24] the level spacing between many-body states ∆ . How-
n
shows that the residual interaction J will be unavoid- ever, in nature we have only two-body interaction and
ably much larger than the energy level spacing ∆ be- therefore, while the size of the Hilbert space grows ex-
n
tween adjacent eigenstates of a realistic/generic quan- ponentially with the number of particles n, the number
tum computer . Let us assume that J is relatively weak ofnonzerointeractioninducedmatrixelementsgrowsnot
comparing to one-qubit level spacing ∆0. Then all N fasterthann2. Tostudythespectralstatisticsinthissit-
H
eigenenergies will be located in the energy band of size uation a two-body random interaction model (TBRIM)
∆E n∆0 and the average multi-qubit level spacing is wasintroducedanditwasshown[29,30]thatinthelimit
∼ ∆02−n
∆ ∆E/N ∆0. For the experimental of strong interaction the RMT remains valid even if the
n H
≈ ∼ ≪
proposals[11,12]wehave∆0 1Ksothatforn=1000, full Hamiltonian matrix is exponentially sparsed. How-
when Shor’s algorithm becomes useful, the multi-qubit ever,muchmoretimewasneededtounderstandthecase
spacingisincrediblysmall∆ 103 2−103 ∆0 10−298 of relatively weak interaction and to find the critical U
n c
∼ × ∼
K. This value will definitely be much smaller than any above which quantum chaos and RMT set in. Contrary
physical residual interaction J. For the proposal [12] to naive expectation U ∆ assumed by many au-
n
with a distance between nuclear spins of r = 200 ˚A thorsuntilrecently(seee.g.[31–33])itnowbecameclear
and an effective Bohr radius of a = 30 ˚A ( Eq.(2) that the quantum chaos border is exponentially larger
B
of [12]), the coupling between qubits (spin-spin interac- than ∆ since only transitions between directly coupled
n
tion) is J ∆0 1 K. By changing the electrostatic states, and not the bulk density of states, are important
∼ ∼
gate potential, an effective barrier between nuclei can for level mixing. As a result the interaction should be
be modified that can be viewed as a change of effec- larger than the energy level spacing ∆ between directly
c
tive electron mass possibly up to a factor of two. Since coupled states U > U ∆ ∆ to change the level
c c n
J (r/a )5/2exp( 2r/a )/a ,anda isinverselypro- spacing statistics P(s) f∼ rom th≫ e Poisson distribution to
B B B B
∝ −
portionaltotheeffectivemass,thisgivesaminimalresid- the Wigner-Dyson one and to generate quantum ergod-
10−5
ual spin-spin interaction of J K ∆ . On the icity andchaosforeigenstates. As formy knowledge,for
n
∼ ≫
first glance this would lead to a natural/naive conclu- the first time this condition for quantum chaos in many-
sion that at such residual interaction the ideal quantum bodysystemshadbeenformulatedby˚Abergwhoalsoby
computer eigenstates are strongly mixed and completely numericalsimulationsfora nucleus modelhadfoundthe
2
changein the levelstatistics acrossthis border[34]. Due particle states is ∆2 V/m2, ∆3 V/m3 respectively
to that I will call this condition ˚Aberg criterion. with ∆ ∆2 ∆3∼ . The two-b∼ ody matrix elements
≫ ≫
In spite of other ˚Aberg’s papers (e.g. [35]) his result written in the noninteracting eigenbasis are supposed to
was not broadly known for the community probably be- berandomwithatypicalvalueU12 U andU23 U for
∼ ∼
causehisstudiesweremainlyaddressedtonuclearphysi- interaction between 1st/2d and 2d/3d particles respec-
cists and the numerical results were not so confirma- tively. At the same time the interaction matrix element
tory at that time. Also in nuclei the interaction is usu- U13 between1st/3distakentobezeroforsimplicity(the
ally quite strong and the quantum chaos sets in rather final result remains the same for U13 U). For two in-
quickly. In fact it was shown by numerical simulations teracting particles, e.g. 1st/2d, the levels become mixed
of other models that in an isolated many-body Fermi by interaction and RMT spectral statistics sets in when
system a sufficiently strong interaction can induce dy- the interactionbecomes largerthanthe levelspacingbe-
namical thermalization with the Fermi-Dirac distribu- tween two-particles states: U12 > ∆2. On the contrary
tion [31,32]. Independently , the line of research related for U12 ∆2 the perturbation theory is valid and the
to the problem of two interacting particles in a random eigenstateswithinteractionaredeterminedbyonenonin-
potential [36] showed that a two-body interaction can teractingeigenstate. Inthecaseofthreeparticlesthesit-
lead to a number of unexpected results and that disor- uationismorecomplicatedsincethethree-particlestates
der/chaoscanstronglyenhancetheinteraction. Thelast are not directly coupled by two-body interaction.
property in fact had been known from the spectacular The matrix element U3 between 3-particle levels can
Sushkov-Flambaum enhancement of weak interaction in be found by the second order perturbation theory. In
nuclei [37]. The analytical studies of few particles with this way the matrix element between initial state 123>
′ ′ ′ |
two-bodyrandominteractionU [38]showedthatthemix- andfinalstate 123 > is givenby diagrampresentedin
inter| 1′¯23>.
ing of levels, quantum chaos and RMT statistics appear Fig.1 with mediate state
|
only if U > ∆2, where ∆2 ≫ ∆3 ≫ ∆4... are the level <12U12 1′¯2><¯23U23 2′ 3′ > U2
spacing between 2-,3-,4-particle levels respectively. This U3 =X | | | | (1)
(E1+E2+E3 −E1′ −E¯2 −E3) ∼ ∆
result was generalized for many particles and the quan- ¯2
tum chaos border U ∆ was proposed and confirmed
c ∼ c It is important that the summation is carried out only
byextensivenumericalstudiesoftheTBRIMmodel[40], oversingle particle states ¯2 andthe sumis mainly deter-
independently of ˚Aberg’s papers. As it will be seen from
minedbyatermwithaminimaldetuningindenominator
the present paper the knowledge obtained for quantum
being of order ∆. As a result the level mixing sets in for
many-body systems can be successfully used for such a
U3 >∆3 that gives the quantum chaos border [38]:
new direction of research as quantum computing.
InthispaperIreviewtherecentdevelopmentsofquan- U U c ∆2 ∆3 (2)
∼ ∼ ≫
tum chaos theory in many-body systems obtained in
Thismeansthatthe3-particlelevelsaremixedonlywhen
Toulouseandshowtheirlinksandimportanceforaquan-
theinteractionmixestwo-particlelevelsthatistheconse-
tumcomputerwhichalsorepresentsamany-bodysystem